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Unhappy netizens mock RM500 smartphone criteria

Unhappy netizens mock RM500 smartphone criteria

Twittersphere is especially abuzz with jokes on what the potential cheap smartphone would do, such as sport a Najib wallpaper.
RM300mil by S'gor to realise BN's unfulfilled promise

RM300mil by S'gor to realise BN's unfulfilled promise

NONE UPDATED 4.53PM MB says it is time for the Pakatan gov't to use the state reserve for projects, and building BN's undelivered bridge.
CM Lim announces RM262mil deficit budget

CM Lim announces RM262mil deficit budget

UPDATED 1.10PM Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng also announces the highest ever total budget for the state for 2013, exceeding RM1 billion.
'Penang to eradicate poverty by next year'

'Penang to eradicate poverty by next year'

NONE UPDATED 12.30PM CM says his budget will make Penang the first state to eradicate poverty, ahead of its 2015 deadline.

Sabah approves RM4.1bil state budget for 2013

Sabah approves RM4.1bil state budget for 2013

The Sabah state legislative assembly today approved provision expenditure for 2013 amounting to RM4.088 billion.
Parliament explodes over RM1.8mil shopping spree

Parliament explodes over RM1.8mil shopping spree

PARLIAMENT DAP's Fong Po Kuan clashes with deputy minister Awang Adek Hussin over a customs officer's shopping spree.
Umno MP launches tirade at 'monopolist' Syed Mokhtar

Umno MP launches tirade at 'monopolist' Syed Mokhtar

NONE UPDATED 5.50PM PARLIAMENT 'If he can do business in the grave, he will probably do it,' says Bung Mokhtar. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Rafizi: Easy to be BN analyst, just yell 'bankrupt!'

Rafizi: Easy to be BN analyst, just yell 'bankrupt!'

NONE 'Even a Year Five child can do it... there is only one analysis', says the PKR director of strategy.
Pakatan on budget: Our numbers stand

Pakatan on budget: Our numbers stand

UPDATED 6.55PM The opposition says its budget tallies and that they would be able to pay for all the 'people-friendly' programmes.
Pakatan earns praise for shadow budget

Pakatan earns praise for shadow budget

NONE Despite its shortcomings, a forum panelist commends the opposition's effort, as unlike the gov't, they can't access civil dept data.
BN, Pakatan spar over car prices

BN, Pakatan spar over car prices

NONE Lower prices means more cars ‘flooding’ KL and higher petrol consumption, says BN’s Abdul Rahman Dahlan, but Tony Pua says nay.
Ahmad Husni: Pakatan's budget mathematically wrong

Ahmad Husni: Pakatan's budget mathematically wrong

NONE Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah says Pakatan’s proposed budget will force the gov't to spend RM224.3bil on operating expenses.
'Where are the funds for 800,000 SAR students?'

'Where are the funds for 800,000 SAR students?'

NONE UPDATED 12.20PM 1,000 students from independent Islamic schools demonstrate at Parliament House for funding for their schools.
National debt: Najib putting country at great risk

National debt: Najib putting country at great risk

BN putting country in a precarious situation, with everything depending on next year's economic performance, says Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad.
Pua: KR1M subsidy more than national sugar subsidy

Pua: KR1M subsidy more than national sugar subsidy

NONE UPDATED 3.49PM ‘The RM299 million of subsidy exceeds the RM278 million sugar subsidy budgeted for the country in 2013’.
Chua Jr continues scoffing at Pakatan's budget

Chua Jr continues scoffing at Pakatan's budget

NONE ‘Pakatan's minimum wage of RM1,100 will add to the country's debt burden, and will definitely burden the rakyat in the long run.'
DPM mocks Anwar's 'economic ineptitude'

DPM mocks Anwar's 'economic ineptitude'

NONE UPDATED 3PM The deputy premier says Pakatan Rakyat has no economic credentials because they are not in government.
Minimum wage won't bankrupt SMIs, Khairy told

Minimum wage won't bankrupt SMIs, Khairy told

NONE UPDATED 4.05PM PARLIAMENT Gov't tardiness in providing a financial support system for SMIs is killing them, says Pakatan.
Rafizi: One trillion ringgit GDP is Najib's maths trick

Rafizi: One trillion ringgit GDP is Najib's maths trick

NONE UPDATED 2.20PM PM's 2013 GDP was measured against 2005 prices, while last year's used 2000's, with different results.

Fixing perception won't reduce crime, Hisham told

Fixing perception won't reduce crime, Hisham told

DAP’s Tony Pua says Hishammuddin needs to be drilled that the only way to improve perception on crime is by actually reducing it.
 
'We'll not hit debt ceiling if GDP grows fast enough'

'We'll not hit debt ceiling if GDP grows fast enough'

NONE UPDATED 12.30AM 'If our economy expands at five percent, we're confident the country's debt won't hit 55 percent (of GDP),’ says PM.
'Padi farmers at mercy of incompetent suppliers'

'Padi farmers at mercy of incompetent suppliers'

UPDATED 7.50PM PARLIAMENT ‘Just last season, farmers complained of substandard seedlings,’ says PAS vice-president Mahfuz Omar.
Firm which maintains RMAF planes 'inept', audit finds

Firm which maintains RMAF planes 'inept', audit finds

UPDATED 7.40PM PARLIAMENT Mahfuz Omar says such incompetence has led to up to 30 Pilatus PC-7 airplanes being grounded.
Guan Eng: RM6.7mil for a 1Malaysia store?

Guan Eng: RM6.7mil for a 1Malaysia store?

The Penang CM questions the huge allocation for a mere 57 Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia outlets in Sabah and Sarawak in Budget 2013.